John Richard Boyd (January 23, 1927 – March 9, 1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant during the second half of the 20th century.

William Andrew Murray Boyd (born 7 March 1952) is a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.

Nutrition expert, Nobel Peace Laureate.

Robert Boyd (born 10 April 1870), of Russell, Ontario, Canada, was the inventor of a system of shorthand, Boyd's Syllabic Shorthand.

Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a leading Australian painter of the middle to late 20th century.

Maria Isabella Boyd (May 9, 1844The date in the Boyd Family Bible is May 4, 1844, but Boyd insisted that it was 1844 and that the entry was in error.

(born March 7, 1951) a Canadian author residing in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

William Millar (4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977), better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was an actor from Northern Ireland.

Nancy Bruinooge (born 24 November 1963), better known by the stage name Nancy Boyd, is a singer originally from Belgium.

Frederick Allen Boyd Jr. (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician and the former United States Representative for from 1997 to 2011.

Inventor of the pneumatic tire.